A comparison of three MMPI short forms: Limited clinical utility in classification.

An examination of the clinical correspondence of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPIJ-168 and the full-scale MMPI on a psychiatric screening sample of 210 men questions the continued widespread use of this short form. The present results failed to replicate previous optimistic findings regarding the worth of the MMPI-168 and accented the need for caution in any further use of this abbreviated instrument.

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Abbreviating MMPI item administration: What can be learned from the MMPI for the MMPI—2?

Butcher

Hostetler²

1990

Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical

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Some researchers, concerned over the length of the MMPI, have attempted to reduce item administration yet provide equivalent, interpretable scales. This article reviews the research on reduced itemadministration procedures for the MMPI, addressing issues related to the use of shortened forms. The MMPI has recently undergone a major revision, and the MMPi-2 is available; however, the issues discussed here have relevance to the revised instrument, as it is about the same length as the original. Three basic strategies for reducing item administration have been developed: abbreviating the administration by having the S respond only to items on the basic validity and clinical scales (about 399 in the original MMPI and 370 in the MMPI-2); actually reducing the number of items on the standard scales (short form); and using adaptive item-administration strategies to reduce the number of items presented. Future item-abbreviation issues and strategies are discussed.

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A comparison of three MMPI short forms: Limited clinical utility in classification.

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Clinical comparability of the standard MMPI and the MMPI-168.

Abbreviating MMPI item administration: What can be learned from the MMPI for the MMPI—2?

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